Bankruptcy filings & consumer financial stress keep intensifying in November
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 02:21 PM
Byrider honors operators for best overall performance & most improved
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 11:58 AM
BHPH United Summit bringing lease-here, pay-here into 2026 event
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 11:55 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Shilson: Does More Really Equal Less In The Deep Subprime Auto Finance Industry?
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 03:03 PM
Ken Shilson, Subprime Analytics
At the end of 2013 after reviewing Experian Automotive data, I wrote that losses for special finance companies in the subprime auto finance industry were trending upward sharply. I attributed these higher losses to overly aggressive underwriting “silly loans” caused ... [Read More]
AutoStar Solutions Acquisition Helps To Develop New Compliance Technology For BHPH Dealers
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 02:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, payhere dealership software provider AutoStar Solutions recently acquired 50 percent interest in SecureClose, a designer of innovative compliance technology. Together, the two companies are finalizing plans to provide a new tool that automates the contract closing process for dealers.AutoStar ... [Read More]
FTC Charges Arkansas Dealers For Not Displaying Buyer’s Guide On Vehicles
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 02:35 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Two buy-here, pay-here operators who say they have more than 80 years of experience ended up in serious trouble with the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier this month, the FTC charged Arkansas dealer, Abernathy Motor Co., and its two principals, Wesley ... [Read More]
Braeger Auto Finance Group Offers Way To Get Investor Money To BHPH Operators
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 02:31 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Braeger Auto Finance Group chief executive officer David Braeger wanted to solve a problem buy-here, pay-here dealers encounter when they go to traditional banking outlets looking for an increase in funds to expand their portfolios.More money can mean the chance ... [Read More]
Inilex Names New Vice President of Corporate and Business Development
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 02:21 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Inilex, a provider of intelligent telemetry solutions for vehicles, is continuing to expand its executive team with the addition of Brad Walls as the company’s vice president of corporate and business development. The company highlighted Walls brings a demonstrated track ... [Read More]
Subprime Analytics Integrates With Auto Master Systems And FEX DMS
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 02:13 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Subprime Analytics, which provides computerized portfolio metrics analysis of subprime auto finance installment portfolios, announced that it has completed the integration with a pair of dealer management software providers: Auto Master Systems (AMS) and FEX DMS. Subprime Analytics founder and ... [Read More]
Daughtry: Ways To Survive A BHPH Downturn
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 02:05 PM
Gene Daughtry, PLS Financial
It has happened again. Special finance has risen from the ashes and put the franchised car dealers back in the bad credit business. How many times have we seen this? I know at least four times for me personally. The ... [Read More]
Wiley: How Dealers Made The Most Of 2014 Tax Season
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 01:59 PM
Chip Wiley, Tax Refund Services
The peak of tax season is over. W-2 forms have been handed out to employees, and the tax refund money is long gone in most cases. If your business was ready for tax season, the annual opportunity was once again ... [Read More]
Insolvency Exception Could Help Form 1099-C Recipients
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 01:53 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Working with customer disputes isn’t an unfamiliar situation to most buy-here, pay-here operators. Dealers have become accustomed to smoothing out situations about repairs, payments and a host of other issues. Another customer concern happening more often stems from individuals who ... [Read More]
NIADA Makes Position on Debt Collection Known to CFPB
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, 01:43 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association made sure to craft a detailed response when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau allowed time for comments regarding possible changes to federal rules governing debt collection. Regulators sought the input as they consider the ... [Read More]
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